Alaska by Rail and Sea

Day 1 - Fly UK to Fairbanks

Fly into Fairbanks, check into your hotel and spend the rest of your day at your leisure.

Day 2 - Fairbanks – Talkeetna

Today board Alaska Railroad's Denali Star train in the Goldstar Service railcar for the journey north from Fairbanks to Talkeetna. Watch stunning scenery roll past your window as the train passes the Susitna River where views of Denali create an impressive photo op, passes the Chugach Mountains and crosses the Knik River. Don't forget to keep an eye out for wildlife like bears, moose, caribou, wolves, fox and more!

As a GoldStar passenger enjoy Alaska Railroad's premium service, which includes confirmed upper-level, glass-dome car seating with panoramic views and more. On the lower level is a full-service dining room; GoldStar tickets include meals, all soft beverages and two complimentary

(Breakfast & lunch is included onboard the train today)

Day 3 - Denali Grand Flightseeing with Glacier Landing

See Denali from all sides during your flight - North, South, East & West. Soar over Kahiltna Pass after seeing the Climber's Base Camp at the 7,200 foot level of the Kahiltna Glacier. Discover McKinley's famous West Buttress Climbing Route. Cross over the divide of the Alaska Range into a different world filled with alpine tundra and fewer glaciers. View the immense Wickersham Wall - approximately 14,000 feet of continuous rise of rock and ice

Day 4 - Talkeetna to Anchorage

Today board Alaska Railroad's Denali Star train in the Goldstar railcar for the journey south from Talkeetna to Anchorage. Watch stunning scenery roll past your window as the train passes the Susitna River where views of Denali create an impressive photo op, passes the Chugach Mountains and crosses the Knik River. There will be a stop in Wasilla before arrival to Anchorage. Don't forget to keep an eye out for wildlife like bears, moose, caribou, wolves, fox and more!

 (Dinner is included onboard the train today)

Day 5 - Anchorage to Seward

Today board Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic train in the Goldstar railcar for the journey south from Anchorage to Seward. Watch stunning scenery roll past your window as the train travels through Girdwood, offering views of Turnagain Arm and the massive glaciers and waterfalls of the Kenai Peninsula. Upon reaching Seward, the train comes to a halt on the picturesque shores of Resurrection Bay.

 (Breakfast is included onboard the train today)

Day 6 - Kenai Fjord National Park Cruise with Dinner on Fox Island

This cruise travels through the pristine waters of Resurrection Bay for up close encounters with wildlife. The wildlife cruises will be guided alongside large bird rookeries and sea lion colonies, providing stops for pictures and to view passing whales and sea otters. You will also have the opportunity to view several types of glaciers, including the enormous Bear Glacier, which is the largest glacier in the Kenai Fjords National Park. The tour includes lunch on board and dinner during your stop on Fox Island where you can unwind while looking out onto the secluded beach and admire the mountains.

Day 7 - Board Celebrity Cruise

Today check out your hotel and make your way to board your 7-night Celebrity cruise. 

Day 8 - Hubbard Glacier (Cruising)

Cruise along side the Hubbard Glacier which is the largest calving glacier on the North American continent. The glacier routinely calves off icebergs as high as 10-story buildings, sending massive blocks of ice into the sea every few minutes.

Day 9 - Juneau, Alaska

Here's your chance to take a glacial dogsled adventure via helicopter in Alaska's capital. A city that gracefully balances frontier ruggedness with cosmopolitan flair. Mendenhall Glacier, a river of ice measuring 1.5 miles in width and over 6 miles in length, is part of Juneau's Icefield, 1500 square miles of ice that feeds 38 glaciers and ready for you to take a float trip on it.

Day 10 - Skagway, Alaska

The sidewalks are all but rolled up in Skagway come winter, so you can only imagine the frightful conditions endured by the gold prospectors who passed through en route to the Yukon, with a mandatory ton of supplies to be hauled with them over the steep and treacherous Trail of '98. Today, summertime visits to Skagway require nothing of the sort, but you can still ride the antique White Pass & Yukon narrow-gauge railway up through silvery-purple rock faces, past Deadhorse Gulch, to see what it was like back then. Take your time and poke into every little store from the Trail Bench to Lynch & Kennedy's Dry Goods. The Red Onion Saloon, with its honky tonk piano and costumed barmaids, is a treasure trove of memorabilia featuring pictures of Klondike Kate, Peahull Annie and other vintage characters. To complete the picture of those rip-roaring days, visit the nostalgic Trail of '98 Museum. The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park boasts restored buildings and wooden boardwalks that invite you to take a stroll into the past.

Day 11 - Icy Strait Point, Alaska

For thousands of years, the Tlingit Indians have called this place home. Located just 22 miles southeast of Glacier Bay National Park, Icy Strait Point offers travellers the chance to view wildlife like humpback whales, eagles and brown bears, or to explore monuments to the region’s fishing heritage.

Day 12 - Ketchikan, Alaska

You've never tasted salmon so fresh. Known as the 'Salmon Capital of the World', Ketchikan is also the ancestral home of the Tlingit people, who have carved the world's largest collection of totem poles. If you're up for an adventure, take a canoe and nature trail excursion through the rain forest or a wilderness exploration followed by a sumptuous crab feast you can't resist.

Day 13 - Inside Passage

You will sail down the Inside Passage, a complex labyrinth of fjords and bays where whales and sea lions find refuge during the summer months.

Day 14 - Arrive in Vancouver

Today disembark your cruise in Vancouver. You will be picked up with your luggage from Canada Place for your 3.5 hour morning Vancouver City Highlights tour. At the end you will be dropped off at your hotel or nearby. Prepare to experience the unique history and unfolding splendour as you tour through the modern streets of Vancouver. Drive by the most renowned sights and learn how Vancouver became the city it is today. Situated on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and framed by British Columbia's imposing mountains, it's easy to fall in love with this astonishing city. Drive through historic neighbourhoods such as Gastown, Chinatown, scenic English Bay and the picturesque Vancouver Harbour. Stops in Stanley Park feature Indigenous Peoples' Totem Poles, spectacular views of the mountains and the Lions Gate Bridge. Also includes the opportunity to wander through the charming farmer's market at Granville Island.

Day 15 - Vancouver Sightseeing

Day at leisure to explore Vancouver, or why not ask one of our Canada Experts about a trip to Whistler or Victoria.

Day 16 - Fly Vancouver to UK

Today check out your hotel and make your own way to the airport for your flight back to the UK.